AGP x2/x4 (1 Viewer)

[Demandred]

Hey guys, I got a left over GFX card from an upgrade for a computer which uses onboard video memory.

The GFX is a ti4200 128, it says x8 AGP, can it be compatible with a mobo with only x2/x4 AGP?

Also, that computer has 256mb, split with 32 for Video and 232 for applications, is there anyway to 'transfer' back that 32 for Video to CPU?

- Thanks guys

 

[AntiHyper]

Whether a 8x card would be compatible with a 4x slot can't be answered straight away, but heres a little article about it. Just to note: AGP 2.0 is 4x, AGP 3.0/3.5 is 8x

When you have the video card plugged in, your BIOS should detect this and disable VGA memory so you would have all 256MB for system use.

 

[Templar]

The most important thing is not to run a 1.5v vard in a 3.3v slot, and vice versa. Otherwise it should work backwards in 2x/4x.

 

[AntiHyper]

Yeh thats what the article basically says.. the speeds are definitely compatible.. but the voltages dont.

 

[Demandred]

Thanks guys, I had a look around with the infomation AntiHyper posted, and found this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port#Compatibility

It seems that if there are different voltages, the AGP x8 card shouldn't really fit into the mobo in the first place, I am just hoping that when I open the case today that it will fit and it will work .

Thanks a lot!